Car-coupling



J. H. "B. MQORAY.

(N' Mod-e1.)

GAR COUPLING.

Patented Aug. 10, 1886.

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ATTORNEYS.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT rica.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 347,121, dated August 10, 1886.

Application filed March 26, 1886. Serial No. 196,668. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN H. B. MOORAY, of Kellerville, in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Oar-Coupling, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of myinveution is to provide a coupler. whereby cars may be coupled without danger of accident to the train-men employed to so couple the cars.

To the end named the invention consists of a draw-bar provided with a curved-faced coupling-hook, and of certain other novel features of construction and combinations of parts to be hereinafter explained, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to'be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification,

in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure I is a plan view of a portion of my improved form of car-coupler, certain parts of the car-platformbeing broken away to disclose the general arrangement of the coupler. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view of the coupler, shown in partial section, and Fig. 3 is an end view of the coupler.

In such a coupler as is illustrated in the drawings above referred to I provide a spring case or barrel, A, formed with trunnions that ride in bearings which are secured to the draw-timbers B B. This spring-case A is provided with a central partition, to, through which the shank of the draw-bar O is passed, springs D D being arranged between the main body of the-draw-bar and the central partition, c, and between said central partition and a collar, 79, carriedby the inner end of the drawbar shank. the draw-bar is guided and held by a bracket, 0, and to this forwardly-extending end there is pivotally connected a draw-hook, E, which is supported by a bracket, d, and extends outward beyond the platform end timber, e. The projecting endf of the hook E is curved or rounded off toward the point of the hook, and this draw-hook is normally held in the position shown'in Fig. 2 by a spring, F, that is arranged within a case, G, which said case is pivotally connected to the sill of the car, being provided with trunnions g, that ride in The forwardly-projecting end of bearings formed in supporting-brackets g, connection between the spring and the drawhook being established by means of a rod, 0

Just above the extending end of the coupg ling-hook E there is arranged a buffer-head, H, carried by a bar, I, and mounted in properly-constructed bearings formed in the end timber, c, and also in a block, it, that is carried by one of the cross-beams of the car, the buffenplate being held extended by a spring, K, that is coiled about its bar I. The coupling-hook is connected by a chain, j, with a lever, J, that is pivotally mounted within a slot or recess formed in the end timber, c, the arrangement being such that by throwing the lever over, the coupling-hook may be drawn back against the tension of the spring F.

In operation, two cars provided with such coupling-hooks as have been described being brought together, the curved faces f of the hooks E will strike the one upon the other,

and the hooks be thrown out against the ten sion of their spiiugs F until the buffers H are in contact, to ease the shock incident to the meeting of the cars, and as the points of the hooks pass the springs F will act to draw the hooks forward so that theirjaws t will interlock, as will be readily understood. \Vhen it is desired to uncouple the cars, the levers J are thrown over, so as to separate the jaws of the locks, and. the cars may be then moved apart.

In order that cars provided with my improved form of coupler may be coupled with cars having an ordinary form of link-coupling, I form a recess, 0, in the head of the hook E, which recess is normally closed by a pivotallymounted plate, p, which has a face to corre spond with'the contour of the face of the hook, as indicated in Fig. 2. Apertures q are formed through the draw-hook E, and also ing an ordinary form of coupler, and in order to provide for such an emergency I secure a link, If, to the under side of the coupling-hook E, which link may be used as a coupling-link between the ears.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a ear-coupling, the combination, with a pivoted and springactuated draw bar and the draw-hook E, pivoted thereto, of the pivoted easing G, the spring F in said casing, and the rod r, connected to the said spring and draw-hook, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. In a car-coupling, the combination, with the pivoted easing A, the draw-bar G in the same, and the springs D, surroupding the said draw-bar, of the draw-hook E, pivoted to the forward end of the draw-bar, the pivoted case G, arranged at one side of the draw-hook and near the pivoted end thereof, the spring F in the ease, and the rod 1', connected to the spring F and draw hook, substantially as herein shown and described.

3. In a ear-coupling, the combination, with a draw-hook having a recess in its head, of an apertured plate pivoted to the draw-hook and working in the recess of the same, substantially as herein shown and described.

I JOHN H. B. MCORAY. \Vitnesses:

J urns T. MOORE,

CLARK RAUGH. 

